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Many ^[1]places in the County of Somerset have names from rivers, one such place is the county town of Somerset. ^[2]Taunton is the county town and it gets its name from 'Town on the ^[3]river or Tone Town'. A list of places can be found in Wikipedia.

Some Places in Somerset[edit | edit source]

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[1] s in the County of Somerset

[2] Taunton

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-=== County Towns  ===
+*Many <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Somerset places in the County of Somerset]</ref>places in the County of Somerset have names from rivers, one such place is the county town of Somerset. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunton Taunton]</ref>Taunton is the county town and it gets its name from 'Town on the <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Tone river Tone]</ref>river or Tone Town'. A list of places can be found in Wikipedia.<br>
-The Status of being the County Town of Somerset has changed many times through history.
+=== Some Places in Somerset  ===
-*[[Ilchester, Somerset|Ilchester]] During the 11th and 12th century.
+*[[Bickenhall, Somerset|Bickenhall]]
-*[[Somerton, Somerset|Somerton]] During the late 13th century
+*[[Bridgwater, Somerset|Bridgewater]]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunton Taunton] took over the status of the county town of somerset in about 1366.
+*[[Burton,_Somerset|Burton]]
-=== Examples of Places named from geographic features  ===
-*Many places in the County of Somerset have names from rivers or roads. The rivers and road where important trade routes for importing and exporting goods.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Somerset places in the County of Somerset]</ref><br>
-==== Rivers  ====
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunton Taunton] is the county town and it gets its name from 'Town on the <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Tone river Tone]</ref>river or Tone Town'. A list of places can be found in Wikipedia.
-*[[Axbridge, Somerset|Axbridge]] the name is suggested to come from a bridge over the river Ax. This was named in about the 9th century.
-*[[North Petherton Somerset|North Petherton]] the name comes from the area location to the north of the river Perret
-*[[Ilminster, Somerset|Ilminster]] the name is suggested to come from old english meaning " Church on the river Isle ".
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